Round 2 Feature Match: Edgar Gonzalez vs. William Sullivan

April 21st, 2018

Our Round 2 Feature Match includes an old favorite with some new tricks. Anti-Spell Fragrance is a big part of the competitive scene and fits in with numerous strategies, but one of those strategies that’s been overlooked is Paleozoic. The Deck has done well in the past and Edgar Gonzalez from Atlanta, Georgia has his Paleozoic Deck with him today with Main Decked Anti-Spell Fragrances while his opponent, William Hunter Sullivan from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has a 60-card Lightsworn-Zombie Deck. It’s time to Duel!

Duel 1

Gonzalez won the roll and elected to go first. He set Anti-Spell Fragrance, Lost WindSolemn Warning and Ronintoadin.

Sullivan drew, and Gonzalez activated Paleozoic Olenoides to destroy Sullivan’s Set Called by the Grave. Sullivan then Normal Summoned Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio and used its effect to Special Summon Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra from the Deck. Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra’s effect added Brilliant Fusion from his hand to the Deck. He used the two monsters to Xyz Summon M-X-Saber Invoker. He tried to use its effect but Gonzalez negated it with Lost Wind and Summoned Paleozoic Olenoides from the Graveyard. He Set one to the back and passed.

Sullivan used Toadally Awesome’s effect to Special Summon Dupe Frog from the Deck in Defense Position. He then activated Mistake before allowing Sullivan to go to the Main Phase. Sullivan Normal Summoned Fairy Tail – Snow and tried to use the effect to turn Toadally Awesome face-down but Gonzalez chained Toadally Awesome to negate it and Set Fairy Tail – Snow to his own field. Sullivan then flipped the Set Brilliant Fusion, sending Gem-Knight Garnet and another Fairy Tail – Snow from the Deck to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon Gem-Knight Seraphinite. He then used the additional Normal Summon to Summon Shiranui Spiritmaster whose effect Special Summoned Shiranui Solitaire from the Graveyard. Solitaire’s effect then Special Summoned Uni-Zombie from the Deck. Uni-Zombie’s effect was activated next, sending Mezuki from his hand to increase Gonzalez’s Dupe Frog’s Level to 3. He then used Mezuki to Special Summon another from the Graveyard, then used that Mezuki and Seraphinite to Link Summon Missus Radiant. Gonzalez Set Lost Wind from the Graveyard, then Sullivan used Shiranui Spiritmaster and Uni-Zombie to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon whose effect cleared the field. Gonzalez used Dupe Frog’s effect to add Swap Frog from his Deck to his hand.

Gonzalez drew Solemn Judgment. He discarded Ronintoadin to Special Summon Swap Frog whose effect sent another Swap Frog from his Deck to his hand. He then sent Swap Frog to send itself back to Gonzalez’s hand for an additional Normal Summon for a Frog this turn. He used his regular Normal Summon on that Swap Frog and used its effect to send Ronintoadin from the Deck to the Graveyard. Gonzalez then banished a Swap Frog from the Graveyard to Special Summon Ronintoadin. In response, Sullivan activated Fairy Tail – Snow from his Graveyard, banishing 6 cards and a Shiranui Spiritmaster to Special Summon Fairy Tail – Snow. Snow’s effect put Gonzalez’s Ronintoadin face-down while Sullivan’s Shiranui Spiritmaster effect destroyed Gonzalez’s Swap Frog. He Set Anti-Spell Fragrance and Solemn Judgment before passing.

Sullivan drew fir turn but Gonzalez activated Anti-Spell Fragrance. Sullivan Normal Summoned Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn and used its effect to send Foolish Burial and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. He then used Mezuki, banishing it from the GY to Special Summon Uni-Zombie from the Graveyard. Then Sullivan used Uni-Zombie’s effect, discarding Gem-Knight Garnet to increase Uni-Zombie’s Level by 1. He then used Uni-Zombie and Raiden to Xyz Summon Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn! Minerva’s effect sent Pot of Desires, Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit and Gold Sarcophagus.

Gonzalez drew Swap Frog. He used Ronintoadin’s effect to Special Summon itself. He then Flip Summoned the Set Ronintoadin and Sullivan used Fairy Tail – Snow’s Graveyard effect to Special Summon itself and turn the Flip Summoned one face-down. Gonzalez then Normal Summoned Swap Frog and use the effect to send Dupe Frog from the Deck to the Graveyard. Gonzalez then used Swap and Ronintoadin to Link Summon Mistar Boy! Ronintoadin hopped out of the Graveyard again, banishing Dupe Frog, then Mistar Boy attacked and destroyed Sullivan’s Fairy Tail – Snow.

Gonzalez drew Solemn Strike. He Normal Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Graydle Slime Jr. from the Deck to the Graveyard. Gonzalez then Flip Summoned Ronintoadin and used another Ronintoadin to Special Summon itself. He then used a Swap Frog and a Ronintoadin to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. Sullivan tried to use a Fairy Tail – Snow from the Graveyard but Gonzalez used Toadally Awesome’s effect to negate and Set Fairy Tail – Snow to his own field. Toadally Awesome attacked and destroyed Sullivan’s other Fairy Tail – Snow leaving Sullivan at 6250 LP to Gonzalez’s 6150. He Set Solemn Strike and passed.

Sullivan drew for turn and Gonzalez Special Summoned Dupe Frog from the Deck in Defense Position with Toadally Awesome’s effect. He flipped his Set Pot of Desires, banishing 10 but Gonzalez chained Toadally Awesome’s effect, sending itself to the Graveyard setting Pot of Desires to his own field. Toadally Awesome’s Graveyard effect added Swap Frog from his Graveyard back to his hand. Sullivan then Normal Summoned Shiranui Solitaire, but Sullivan admitted this was just to try and bait a negation. There was no follow-up play and Sullivan scooped up his cards.

Duel 2

Sullivan elected to go first. He started with Brilliant Fusion, sending Gem-Knight Garnet and Performage Trick Clown. Trick Clown’s effect Special Summoned itself with Sullivan dropping to 7000 LP. Foolish Burial came down next, sending Performage Damage Juggler from the Deck to the Graveyard which was banished to add Performage Hat Tricker from the Deck to the hand which was immediately Special Summoned. He then used the additional Normal Summon for the second Gem-Knight Garnet (which elicited a groan from everyone at the table). He sent it, Seraphinite and Performage Hat Tricker to Link Summon Curious the Lightsworn Dominion! Curious’s effect sent Fairy Tail – Snow from Sullivan’s Deck to the Graveyard and its other effect sent Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Gold Sarcophagus and Droll & Lock Bird from the top of the Deck to the Graveyard. He then used his regular Normal Summon for Fairy Tail – Snow and then used Fairy Tail – Snow and Performage Trick Clown to Xyz Summon Abyss Dweller.

In Gonzalez’s Standby Phase Sullivan used Abyss Dweller’s effect to stop Gonzalez from activating Graveyard effects this turn. Gonzalez Normal Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Ronintoadin from the Deck to the Graveyard. Swap Frog hopped back to the hand for an additional Frog Normal Summon then Gonzalez Special Summoned Swap Frog discarding Ronintoadin. Next, he used Swap Frog’s effect to send Dupe Frog form his Deck to the Graveyard. He Set 3 cards to the back and passed.

Gonzalez activated Anti-Spell Fragrance in Sullivan’s Draw Phase. Abyss Dweller attacked and destroyed Swap Frog, and Curious attacked directly. Gonzalez was at 5600 LP. He Set one and passed. In the End Phase, Gonzalez used Paleozoic Marrella to send Breakthrough Skill from the Deck to the Graveyard.

Gonzalez drew Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Sullivan tried to use Abyss Dweller, but Gonzalez chained his in-grave Breakthrough Skill but Sullivan chained Fairy Tail – Snow from his Graveyard, banishing 5 cards from his Graveyard, plus Brilliant Fusion and Abyss Dweller from the field! When the effect resolved, BTS couldn’t negate Abyss Dweller since Abyss Dweller wasn’t on the field and the monster’s effect resolved! Sullivan activated the Performage Trick Clown he detached, taking another 1000 LP to Special Summon it. Gonzalez Set another Anti-Spell Fragrance and passed.

Sullivan used Fairy Tail – Snow and Performage Trick Clown to Xyz Summon Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn! He activated Minerva’s effect, detaching Performage Trick Clown but Gonzalez chained Lost Wind targeting Minerva. Sullivan contemplated chaining, which he did, using the second Fairy Tail – Snow, banishing Minerva, Curious the Lightsworn Dominion, 2 cards from his hand and everything else from his Graveyard, sending Shiranui Solitaire, Giant Rex and Dimensional Barrier from Sullivan’s Deck to his Graveyard. Performage Trick Clown came out again, then it and the first Fairy Tail – Snow were used to Xyz Summon Tornado Dragon! It attacked directly for 2100, then in Main Phase 2, Tornado Dragon’s effect activated to destroy the Set Anti-Spell Fragrance, but Gonzalez chained it then chained Paleozoic Marrella to Special Summon itself from the Graveyard.

Gonzalez drew Graydle Slime Jr.. He used Ronintoadin to Special Summon itself but Sullivan chained Called by the Grave to banish it. Gonzalez then Normal Summoned Graydle Slime Jr.. With 2 Level 2 monsters on the field and an Xyz Summon imminent, Sullivan used Tornado Dragon to destroy the face-up Anti-Spell Fragrance while the opportunity was still there. Sullivan then used the detached Performage Trick Clown’s effect once again, Special Summoning itself out of Sullivan’s Graveyard and inflicting 1000 damage to him. Gonzalez Xyz Summoned Toadally Awesome and attacked over Performage Trick Clown. In the End Phase, Sullivan used Fairy Tail – Snow, banishing 6 cards and Giant Rex. (Time in the round was called here). Fairy Tail – Snow was Special Summoned. In the next chain, Fairy Tail – Snow was Chain Link 1 and the Giant Rex was Chain Link 2, effectively preventing Snow’s effect from being negated by Toadally Awesome. The chain resolved and Toadally Awesome went face-down and Giant Rex was Special Summoned.